[Fot] So a question?

[Kas Kastner]

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From: "Kas Kastner" <kaskas at cox.net>
To: "Steven Preiss" <spreiss at verizon.net>; <JWoesvra at aol.com>; 
<dave at microworks.net>; <fot at autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, March 10, 2008 2:33 PM
Subject: Re: [Fot] So a question?


> Somewhere along in the early 70's the SCCA allowed everyone to have a 
> spoiler with a specific ground clearance. Might have been 1971. It was a 
> devil of a time to get the right proportion of glass and carbon so the 
> spoiler was off the ground I believe 2" for checking and then right down 
> on the track at 85 mph.  (You know, like the Ferrari rear wing in F-1 a 
> couple years ago.)Unfortunately the factory would not produce the rear 
> spoiler I designed and fitted and tested to great advantage. I guess you 
> can only go to the well so often.
>
> The factory reduced the size of the front spoiler from my racing type on 
> the production cars to clear the parking lot cement blocks. There are lots 
> of photos of my TR-6 around and if you cannot find one I'll send it 
> direct, not thru this list. The factory included as STOCK STANDARD 
> PRODUCTION, a spoiler on the front of the TR-6 I believe in that year 
> 1971. I do have a photo of a stock TR-6 and the factory stock spoiler.We 
> also had a big spoiler on the GT-6 for 1972 and maybe earlier, but I don't 
> remember for certain without checking some old photos...
>
> In my book "Historical and Technical Guide"  (# 2 book) on pages 187 thru 
> 193 is about those spoilers and the photo.

I also have several photos of my TR-6's at Riverside with spoilers and at 
the Atlanta runnoffs in 1971 WITH SPOILER.